Jharkhand: Indian Railways To Soon Reopen Kusunda-Sonardih Leg Of Dhanbad-Chandrapura Section For Rail Traffic  

The Indian Railways will soon open the railway line in Kusunda-Sonardih of the Dhanbad-Chandrapura section of East Central Railway in Jharkhand for goods and passenger trains, a Ministry of Railways statement said.

The Ministry, in its statement, on Monday (4 February) said the chief commissioner of railway safety (CCRS) has given his go ahead for the reopening of the Kusunda-Sonardih line. The section received authorisation after it was jointly inspected by the CCRS and director-general of mine safety (DGMS).

The railways said the section will be opened for rail traffic after it completes some repair and rehabilitation work on the line.

“Recently, authorisation for reopening of the remaining section for goods & passenger trains between Kusunda- Sonardih has been received from chief commissioner of railway safety, after joint inspection with DGMS. Some works have been identified for repair and rehabilitation of this line. After completion of these works, the section will be opened for traffic by East Central Railway,” the statement said.

According to the statement, the Dhanbad-Chandrapura railway line of Dhanbad Division passes through the coal bearing area of Jharia coal field. In June 2017, the goods and passenger traffic on the line was stopped due to a report by DGMS, added the statement.

However, the DGMS subsequently certified the line and as a result, various sections of the line between Dhanbad-Kusunda, Sonardih-Chandrapura and Katrasgarh-Nichitpur link line were opened for traffic between June and November 2017, the statement said.